A 34-year-old Beaumont woman pleaded guilty Monday to a charge that she accepted a bribe from an inmate while working at the federal penitentiary.

Jada L. Jefferson was accused of accepting $1,500 from an inmate in exchange for bringing tobacco into the prison. The offense is punishable by up to 15 years in prison.

She was also indicted last September on two counts of engaging in a sexual act with an inmate, each punishable by up to 15 years in prison, and one count of bringing a prohibited substance into a federal correctional facility, an offense punishable by up to six months incarceration.

Jefferson will be sentenced after the completion of a pre-sentencing report that be used to determine a suggested punishment range. Jefferson will remain out on bond while awaiting sentencing.